Daily Roundup: June 23, 2012

On the night he was chosen first in the NHL draft he had to share the spotlight when the host Pittsburgh Penguins traded popular forward Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes. An hour after the Edmonton Oilers started the draft on Friday night …

PITTSBURGH – The Phoenix Coyotes regained a player they never wanted to lose when they acquired defenseman Zbynek Michalek from the Pittsburgh Penguins for prospect Harrison Roupp, goalie Marc Chevrie and a third-round pick (81st overall …

Fittingly, the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing host to the NHL draft at Consol Energy Center, provided a jolt to the first round Friday, trading center Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes for two players and Carolina’s first-round pick in the …

On the night he was chosen first in the NHL draft he had to share the spotlight when the host Pittsburgh Penguins traded popular forward Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes. An hour after the Edmonton Oilers started the draft on Friday night by …

With the No. 22 pick of the 2012 NHL Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Olli Maatta, a defenseman from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Maatta, a native of Jyvaskyla, Finland, led all rookie defenseman in the OHL with 32 …

With the No. 8 pick of the 2012 NHL Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins have selected Derrick Pouliot, a defenseman from the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. A native of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Pouliot was ranked No. 12 among all …

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Penguins today announced a three-year extension to their radio rights agreement that will continue Penguins broadcast coverage on 105.9 The X through the 2017-18 season. Penguins’ games …

NHL Potential: “Has the size, mental approach and skill to be a solid No. 1 goaltender at some juncture.” – Grant McCagg, TSN Goalie Andrei Vasilevski burst onto teams’ radars at the 2010 Under-18 World Championships as he led Russia to a fourth …